Secretary Duncan and guests celebrate the Let's Read, Let's Move event at the Air and Space Museum

The cooking demo classes at the kick-off of the New Haven Public Schools Health Heroes Social Marketing Campaign and Chefs Move to Schools were able to sample the ABC's & Y & Z's of food: Apple skin spaghetti (Congresswoman DeLauro & Chef Tim), Black bean hummus (Chef Eric Pasquale), Chevre crostini with heirloom tomatoes (Chefs Dan Batchelder and Glen Brunetti & Ana Jaramillo, pictured above) Carrot story and tasting session (Chef Tagan Engel), Yogurt smoothies (Chef Dave Prescott) and Zesty green goddess pasta Chefs Matt & Peter Weichner).

Also in the picture above is John Magnarelli. Regional Director Special Nutrition Programs, Northeast Region, USDA.

First Lady Michelle Obama performs the "Interlude" dance.

Photos from the Let's Move Day event at Wells Fargo Arena, attended by more than 10,000 middle school students from Des Moines and nearby school districts. The event celebrated the 2nd anniversary of the initiative begun by the First Lady to encourage physical fitness and good nutrition.

Dr. Lynn Harvey with NC Department of Public Instruction Child Nutrition Services and Southeast Regional Administrator Donald Arnette with USDA Food and Nutrition Service encourages Thomasville Primary School students in the “strawberry in the spoon” race as part of the school’s Let’s Move program inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama (USDA photo by Debbie Haston-Hilger)

Secretary Duncan and guests celebrate the Let's Read, Let's Move event at the Air and Space Museum

(c) Becky Rentz